Bhubaneswar: Villagers of Bhadrak district’s Sadabrata Harijana Sahi nabbed a house burglar and beat him severely last night. He was rescued by the Bhandaripokhari police this morning.

According to reports, six house burglars had entered the village last night to commit loot. However, villagers could see them and tried to nab them all. But five of them managed to run away and only one of them was nabbed. Villagers tied him to a tree and beat him severely.

On being informed, the Bhandaripokhari police reached the spot and rescued him from the clutches of angry villagers only in the morning.